ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS - INDIAN RAILWAYS
|
S.N.
|
ABBREVIATION/ACRONYM
|
EXPANSION
|
|
1
|
AAC
|
Anticipated Annual
Consumption
|
|
2
|
ACD System
|
Automatic Call Distribution
System
|
|
3
|
AFRES
|
Advanced Finance Railway
Earnings & Expenditure System
|
|
4
|
AFTO
|
Automobies Freight
Transport Operator
|
|
5
|
ART
|
Accident Relief Train
|
|
6
|
ATAS
|
Alternate Train
Accommodation System
|
|
7
|
ATP
|
Automatic Train Protection
|
|
8
|
ATVM
|
Automatic Ticket Vending
Machine
|
|
9
|
AWS
|
Auxillary Warning System
|
|
10
|
BCL
|
Braithwaite & Co. Ltd
|
|
11
|
BFR
|
Bogie Flat for Rails
|
|
12
|
BOT
|
Build, Operate & Transfer
|
|
13
|
BPAC
|
Block Proving Axle Counter
|
|
14
|
BSCL
|
Burn Standard Company
Limited
|
|
15
|
BWEL
|
Bharat Wagon &
EngineeringCo. Ltd
|
|
16
|
CBT
|
Computer Based Test
|
|
17
|
CCTV
|
Closed Circuit Tele Vision
|
|
18
|
C-DAC
|
Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing
|
|
19
|
CEN
|
Centralized Employment
Notification
|
|
20
|
CGA
|
Controller General of
Accounts
|
|
21
|
CLW
|
Chittaranjan Locomotive
Works
|
|
22
|
CMS
|
Crew Management System
|
|
23
|
COA
|
Control Office Application
|
|
24
|
COD
|
Commercial Operation Date
|
|
25
|
COFMOW
|
Central Organisation For
Modernisation Of Workshops
|
|
26
|
CONCERT
|
COuntry wide Network of
Computerized Enhanced Reservation & Ticketing.
|
|
27
|
CONCOR
|
CONtainer CORporation of
India Ltd
|
|
28
|
CORE
|
Central Orgnisation for
Railway Electrification
|
|
29
|
CoTVM
|
Coin/Currency Operated
Ticket Vending Machine
|
|
30
|
CPI
|
Consumer Price Index
|
|
31
|
CPOH
|
Central Periodical Over
Hauling
|
|
32
|
CRF
|
Capital Recovery Factor
|
|
33
|
CRIS
|
Centre for Railway
Information Systems
|
|
34
|
CRR
|
Centre for Railway Research
( at IIT/Kharagpur)
|
|
35
|
CSR
|
Corporate Social
Responsibility
|
|
36
|
CTARA
|
Centralized Training
Academy for Railway Accounts
|
|
37
|
CTC
|
Centralized Traffic Control
|
|
38
|
CTR
|
Complete Track Renewal
|
|
39
|
CTS
|
Clean Train Station
|
|
40
|
CUG Phones
|
Common User Group Phones
|
|
41
|
DBFOT
|
Design, Built, Finance,
Operate & Transfer
|
|
42
|
DEMU
|
Diesel Electric Multiple
Unit
|
|
43
|
DFCCIL
|
Dedicated Freight Corridor
Corporation of India Limited
|
|
44
|
DGS&D
|
Director General of
Supplies & Disposables
|
|
45
|
DHR
|
Dargeeling Himalayan
Railways
|
|
46
|
DLW
|
Diesel Locomotive Works,
Varanasi
|
|
47
|
DMRC
|
Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation
|
|
48
|
DMW
|
Diesel loco Modernization
Works, Patiala
|
|
49
|
DRUCC
|
Divisional Railway Users
Consultative Council
|
|
50
|
DSDC
|
Double Stack Dwarf
Container
|
|
51
|
DTMF
|
Dual Tone Multiple
Frequency
|
|
52
|
EBR
|
Extra Budgetary Resources
|
|
53
|
EBR(IF)
|
Extra Budgetary Resources
(Institutional Finance)
|
|
54
|
EBR(P)
|
Extra Budgetary Resources
(Projects)
|
|
55
|
EBR(PPP)
|
Extra Budgetary Resources
(Public Private Partnership)
|
|
56
|
EI
|
Electronic Interlocking
|
|
57
|
EOI
|
Expression of Interest
|
|
58
|
EOL
|
Engine On Load
|
|
59
|
EPC
|
Engineering Procurement
& Construction
|
|
60
|
ETKM
|
Equated Train Kilo Metres
|
|
61
|
FDI
|
Foreign Direct Investment
|
|
62
|
FIRR
|
Financial Internal Rate of
Return
|
|
63
|
FLS
|
Final Location Survey
|
|
64
|
FRBM
|
Fiscal Responsibilities
& Budget Management (act)
|
|
65
|
FSN
|
Fast, Slow & Non-moving
|
|
66
|
G&SR
|
General & Subsidiary
Rules
|
|
67
|
GAAR
|
General Anti-Avoidance
Rules (w.e.f01.04.2016)
|
|
68
|
GASAB
|
Government Accounting
Standards Advisory Board
|
|
69
|
GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
|
|
70
|
GPWIS
|
General Purpose Wagon
Investment Scheme
|
|
71
|
GSM- R
|
Global System of Mobile
communication - Railways
|
|
72
|
GSP
|
Generalised System of
Preferences
|
|
73
|
GST
|
Goods & Service Tax
|
|
74
|
GTKM
|
Gross Tonne Kilo Meter
|
|
75
|
GWE
|
Gross Working Expenses
|
|
76
|
HCW
|
High Capacity Wagon
|
|
77
|
HHT
|
Hand Held Terminal (for
TTEs in Trains)
|
|
78
|
HMR
|
Hyderabad Metro Rail
|
|
79
|
HSR
|
High Speed Rail
|
|
80
|
IAS
|
International Accounting
Standards
|
|
81
|
IBS
|
Intermediate Block
Signalling
|
|
82
|
ICD
|
Inland Container Depot
|
|
83
|
ICMS
|
Integrated Coaching
Management System
|
|
84
|
IFRS
|
International Financial
Reporting Standards
|
|
85
|
IGAS
|
Indian Government
Accounting Standards
|
|
86
|
IND AS
|
Indian Accounting Standards
|
|
87
|
IOH
|
Intermediate Over Haul
|
|
88
|
IRCA
|
Indian Railways Conference
Association
|
|
89
|
IRCON
|
Indian Railway Construction
company ltd. (IRCON International ltd is new name)
|
|
90
|
IRCOT
|
Indian Railways Central
Organisation for Telecom
|
|
91
|
IRCTC
|
Indian Railway Catering
& Tourism Corporation
|
|
92
|
IRFA
|
Indian Railway Financial
Adjustments
|
|
93
|
IRFC
|
Indian Railway Finance
Corporation
|
|
94
|
IRISET
|
Indian Railway Institute
for Signal Engineering& Telecommunication
|
|
95
|
IRR
|
Internal Rate of Return
|
|
96
|
IRRSC
|
Indian Railway Rolling
Stock Company
|
|
97
|
IRS
|
Indian Railway Standards
|
|
98
|
IRSDC
|
Indian Railway Station
Development Corporation
|
|
99
|
ISD
|
Indian Stores Department
|
|
100
|
ISP
|
Internet Service Provider
|
|
101
|
IVRS
|
Interactive Voice Response
System
|
|
102
|
KMRCL
|
Kolkata Metro Rail
Corporation Ltd
|
|
103
|
KRCL
|
Konkan Railway Corporation
Limited
|
|
104
|
LAMS
|
Locomotive Asset Management
System
|
|
105
|
LAN
|
Local Area Network
|
|
106
|
LC
|
Level Crossing
|
|
107
|
LHB
|
Linke Hofmann Busch
|
|
108
|
LHS
|
Limited Height Subway
|
|
109
|
LTTC
|
Long Term Tariff Contract
|
|
110
|
LV
|
Last Vehicle
|
|
111
|
LWR
|
Long Welded Rail
|
|
112
|
MACLS
|
Multiple Aspect Color Light
Signalling
|
|
113
|
MCF
|
Modern Coach Factory, Rae
Bareli
|
|
114
|
MEMU
|
Mainline Electric Multiple
Unit
|
|
115
|
MFC
|
Multi Functional Complex
|
|
116
|
MMTS
|
Multi Modal Transport
System
|
|
117
|
MPLAD
|
Member of Parliament Local
Area Development
|
|
118
|
MPLS
|
Multi-Protocol Level
Switching
|
|
119
|
MRTS
|
Mass Rapid Transit System
|
|
120
|
MRV
|
Medical Relief Van
|
|
121
|
MRVC
|
Mumbai Rail vikas
Corporation
|
|
122
|
MRVC
|
Mumbai Rail vikas
Corporation
|
|
123
|
MTRC
|
Mobile Train Radio
Communication
|
|
124
|
MUTP
|
Mumbai Urban Transport
Project
|
|
125
|
NBFC
|
Non Banking Financial
Corporation
|
|
126
|
NGeT
|
New Generation e-Ticketing
System
|
|
127
|
NMR
|
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
|
|
128
|
NRUCC
|
National Railway Users
Consultative Council
|
|
129
|
NRVY
|
National Rail vikas Yojana
|
|
130
|
NTES
|
National Train Enquiry
System
|
|
131
|
NTKM
|
Net Tonne Kilo Meter
|
|
132
|
NTXR
|
Neutral Train Examiner
|
|
133
|
O & M charges
|
Operations &
Maintenance charges
|
|
134
|
OBHS
|
On Board Housekeeping
Services
|
|
135
|
OCV
|
Other Coaching Vehicle
|
|
136
|
OFC
|
Optical Fibre Cable
|
|
137
|
OWE
|
Ordinary Working Expenses
|
|
138
|
PA System
|
Public Address System
|
|
139
|
PCV
|
Passenger Coaching Vehicle
|
|
140
|
PETS
|
Preliminary Engineering Cum
Traffic Survey
|
|
141
|
PFT
|
Private Freight Terminal
|
|
142
|
PI
|
Panel Interlocking
|
|
143
|
PIS
|
Passenger Information
System
|
|
144
|
PKM
|
Passenger Kilo Meter
|
|
145
|
PMIS
|
Parcel Management
Information System
|
|
146
|
PMS
|
Parcel Management System
|
|
147
|
PNR
|
Passenger Name Record
|
|
148
|
POH
|
Periodical OverHaul
|
|
149
|
PRCL
|
Pipavav Railway Corporation
Ltd.
|
|
150
|
PRIME
|
Payroll and Related
Independent Modules
|
|
151
|
PRS
|
Passenger Reservation
System
|
|
152
|
PSC sleepers
|
Pre Stressed Concrete
sleepers
|
|
153
|
PU
|
Production Unit
|
|
154
|
R3i
|
Railway's Infrastructure for Industry Initiative
|
|
155
|
RAR
|
Revenue Allocation Register
|
|
156
|
RCC
|
Railway Convention
Committee
|
|
157
|
RCF
|
Rail Coach Factory,
Kapurthala
|
|
158
|
RCIL
|
Railtel Corporation of
India Ltd.
|
|
159
|
RCIL
|
Railtel Corporation of
India Ltd.
|
|
160
|
RCRV
|
Rail Cum Road Vehicle
|
|
161
|
RELHS
|
Railway Employees
Liberalized health Scheme
|
|
162
|
REMMLOT
|
Remote Monitoring and
Management of Locomotives and Trains
|
|
163
|
RFID
|
Radio Frequency
Identification
|
|
164
|
RFP
|
Request For Proposal
|
|
165
|
RFQ
|
Request For Quotation
|
|
166
|
RFTP
|
Request For Technical
Proposal
|
|
167
|
RITES
|
Railtel Corporation of
India Ltd.
|
|
168
|
RKM
|
Route Kilo Meter
|
|
169
|
RLDA
|
Rail Land Development
Authority
|
|
170
|
RMS
|
Rake Management System
|
|
171
|
ROB
|
Road Over Bridge
|
|
172
|
RPSF
|
Railway Protection Special
Force
|
|
173
|
RRI
|
Route Relay Interlocking
|
|
174
|
RRTS
|
Regional Rapid Transport
System ( Delhi suburban)
|
|
175
|
RSP
|
Rolling Stock Programme
|
|
176
|
RSPB
|
Railway Sports Promotion
Board
|
|
177
|
RTIS
|
Real time Train Information
System (another name SIMRAN)
|
|
178
|
RUB
|
Road Under Bridge
|
|
179
|
RVNL
|
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
|
|
180
|
RWF
|
Rail Wheel Factory,
Bangalore
|
|
181
|
SFTO
|
Special freight Transport
Operator
|
|
182
|
SIMRAN
|
Satellite IMaging for RAil
Navigation (in collaboration with IIT/Kanpur)
|
|
183
|
SPAD
|
Signal Passed At Danger
|
|
184
|
SPART
|
Self Propelled Accident
Relief Trains
|
|
185
|
SPV
|
Special Purpose Vehicle
|
|
186
|
SPW
|
Special Purpose Wagon
|
|
187
|
SST
|
Self Stabilizing Track
|
|
188
|
STBA
|
Station Ticket Booking
Agent
|
|
189
|
TCAS
|
Train Collision Avoidance
System
|
|
190
|
TEU
|
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (used in
containers/ships) (20x8x8 feet)
|
|
191
|
TMS
|
Terminal Management System
|
|
192
|
TMS
|
Train Management System
|
|
193
|
TMS
|
Track Management System
|
|
194
|
TOR
|
Turn Over Ratio
|
|
195
|
TPWS
|
Train Protection Warning
System
|
|
196
|
TRANSLOC
|
Transport Logistics
Corporation of India
|
|
197
|
TSR
|
Train Signal Register
|
|
198
|
TTE
|
Travelling Ticket Examiner
|
|
199
|
TVU
|
Train Vehicle Unit
|
|
200
|
TWFA
|
Transfer Without Financial Adjustments
|
|
201
|
UIC
|
International Union of
Railways (french word-Union internationale des
chemins de fer)
|
|
202
|
USBRL
|
Udhampur, Sri nagar,
Baramullah Rail Link (345 km)
|
|
203
|
UTS
|
Unreserved Ticketing System
|
|
204
|
VCD
|
Vigilance Control Device
|
|
205
|
VCU
|
Vehicle Control Unit
|
|
206
|
VED
|
Vital, essential &
Desired
|
|
207
|
VGF
|
Viability Gap Fund
|
|
208
|
VPN
|
Virtual Private Network
|
|
209
|
WAN
|
Wide Area Network
|
|
210
|
WGR
|
Workshop General Register
|
|
211
|
WLS
|
Wagon Leasing Scheme
|
|
212
|
WPI
|
Wholesale Price Index
|
|
213
|
YTSK
|
Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra
|
|
214
|
ZRUCC
|
Zonal Railway Users
Consultative Council
|
|
161
|
RELHS
|
Railway Employees
Liberalized health Scheme
|
|
162
|
REMMLOT
|
Remote Monitoring and
Management of Locomotives and Trains
|
|
163
|
RFID
|
Radio Frequency
Identification
|
|
164
|
RFP
|
Request For Proposal
|
|
165
|
RFQ
|
Request For Quotation
|
|
166
|
RFTP
|
Request For Technical
Proposal
|
|
167
|
RITES
|
Railtel Corporation of
India Ltd.
|
|
168
|
RKM
|
Route Kilo Meter
|
|
169
|
RLDA
|
Rail Land Development
Authority
|
|
170
|
RMS
|
Rake Management System
|
|
171
|
ROB
|
Road Over Bridge
|
|
172
|
RPSF
|
Railway Protection Special
Force
|
|
173
|
RRI
|
Route Relay Interlocking
|
|
174
|
RRTS
|
Regional Rapid Transport
System ( Delhi suburban)
|
|
175
|
RSP
|
Rolling Stock Programme
|
|
176
|
RSPB
|
Railway Sports Promotion
Board
|
|
177
|
RTIS
|
Real time Train Information
System (another name SIMRAN)
|
|
178
|
RUB
|
Road Under Bridge
|
|
179
|
RVNL
|
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
|
|
180
|
RWF
|
Rail Wheel Factory,
Bangalore
|
|
181
|
SFTO
|
Special freight Transport
Operator
|
|
182
|
SIMRAN
|
Satellite IMaging for RAil
Navigation (in collaboration with IIT/Kanpur)
|
|
183
|
SPAD
|
Signal Passed At Danger
|
|
184
|
SPART
|
Self Propelled Accident
Relief Trains
|
|
185
|
SPV
|
Special Purpose Vehicle
|
|
186
|
SPW
|
Special Purpose Wagon
|
|
187
|
SST
|
Self Stabilizing Track
|
|
188
|
STBA
|
Station Ticket Booking
Agent
|
|
189
|
TCAS
|
Train Collision Avoidance
System
|
|
190
|
TEU
|
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (used in
containers/ships) (20x8x8 feet)
|
|
191
|
TMS
|
Terminal Management System
|
|
192
|
TMS
|
Train Management System
|
|
193
|
TMS
|
Track Management System
|
|
194
|
TOR
|
Turn Over Ratio
|
|
195
|
TPWS
|
Train Protection Warning
System
|
|
196
|
TRANSLOC
|
Transport Logistics
Corporation of India
|
|
197
|
TSR
|
Train Signal Register
|
|
198
|
TTE
|
Travelling Ticket Examiner
|
|
199
|
TVU
|
Train Vehicle Unit
|
|
200
|
TWFA
|
Transfer Without Financial Adjustments
|
|
201
|
UIC
|
International Union of
Railways (french word-Union internationale des
chemins de fer)
|
|
202
|
USBRL
|
Udhampur, Sri nagar,
Baramullah Rail Link (345 km)
|
|
203
|
UTS
|
Unreserved Ticketing System
|
|
204
|
VCD
|
Vigilance Control Device
|
|
205
|
VCU
|
Vehicle Control Unit
|
|
206
|
VED
|
Vital, essential &
Desired
|
|
207
|
VGF
|
Viability Gap Fund
|
|
208
|
VPN
|
Virtual Private Network
|
|
209
|
WAN
|
Wide Area Network
|
|
210
|
WGR
|
Workshop General Register
|
|
211
|
WLS
|
Wagon Leasing Scheme
|
|
212
|
WPI
|
Wholesale Price Index
|
|
213
|
YTSK
|
Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra
|
|
214
|
ZRUCC
|
Zonal Railway Users
Consultative Council
|
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